- Published
- August 2011
- Page Count
- 436
- ISBN (Digital)
- 978-1-4533-2822-4
International Business: Opportunities and Challenges in a Flattening World
Version 1.0
By Mason A. Carpenter and Sanjyot P. Dunung
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International Business: The Opportunities and Challenges of a Flat World
Mason Carpenter and Sanjyot Dunung
In writing International Business, Mason Carpenter and Sanjyot Dunung’s goals were clear and simple:
- To help students understand how to build, lead, and thrive in global organizations in an increasingly flat world
- To define a “flat world” as a global society where service industries dwarf manufacturing industries in terms of scale and scope, the Internet pervades in all aspects of life and work, and networks define modern businesses
- To encourage students to see national borders as bridges, not barriers
- To provide students with progressive and comprehensive coverage of the principles of international business.
This textbook is suitable for these courses:International Business
This textbook is suitable for 2 and 4 year institutions.
PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES:
This text is organized in a straightforward and logical manner, developing information throughout five different sections.
- SECTION 1:
Introduces the global business course and concludes with a chapter on seizing global opportunities.
- SECTION 2:
Develops student knowledge about key facets of the global business environment.
- SECTION 3:
Develops knowledge about how a student or organization can exploit opportunities in that global environment.
- SECTION 4:
Explores why the entrepreneurial context is changing and provides a lens for identifying and capitalizing on entrepreneurial opportunities.
- SECTION 5:
Shows how key organizational activities can be managed for global effectiveness.
In addition to these five sections, this textbook’s individual chapters possess distinct features, including:
- LEARNING OBJECTIVES & REVIEW QUESTIONS:
Each chapter contains enumerated learning objectives that conclude with a short summary (“Key Takeaways”) and five review questions.
- UNIQUE GLOBAL BUSINESS CASES:
Every chapter concludes with a mini case on a unique global business that encompasses the topics shown in the chapter.
- CUSTOMIZABILITY:
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- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Dedications
- Preface
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
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Chapter 3: Culture and Business
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Chapter 4: World Economies
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Chapter 5: Global and Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration
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Chapter 6: International Monetary System
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Chapter 7: Foreign Exchange and the Global Capital Markets
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Chapter 8: International Expansion and Global Market Opportunity Assessment
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Chapter 9: Exporting, Importing, and Global Sourcing
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Chapter 10: Strategy and International Business
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Chapter 11: Global Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
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Chapter 12: Winning through Effective, Global Talent Management
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Chapter 13: Harnessing the Engine of Global Innovation
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Chapter 14: Competing Effectively through Global Marketing, Distribution, and Supply-Chain Management
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Chapter 15: Understanding the Roles of Finance and Accounting in Global Competitive Advantage

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